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Cajamarca, Mina

Producer in La Libertad, Peru with commodities Limestone, General, Marble, Dimension
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026670
MRDS ID LLB0129
Record type Site
Current site name Cajamarca, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.80479, -7.95386 (WGS84)
Elevation 620
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position LA LOCALIDAD MAS CERCANA ES SIMBAL Y QUEDA A UNA DISTANCIA DE 1.5 KM. DE LA MINA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Libertad(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru La Libertad
Peru La Libertad

Comments on the location information

  • DESDE TRUJILLO HACIA SIMBAL SE RECORREN 33 KM. Y DESDE SIMBAL HACIA LA MINA SE RECORREN 1.5 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary
Marble, Dimension Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Chicama
    Rock description Chicama
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.80479, -7.95386
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 10M
    Length 200M
    Width 30M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Concejo Municipal

Comments on the production information

  • EN LA CANTERA TRABAJAN 5 O 6 OBREROS Y PRODUCEN 10 TM. DE MATERIAL

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SE HAN CALCULADO RESERVAS EN UNA CANTIDAD DE 32,000 TM., PERO CON EL METODO DE EXPLOTACION (CAMARAS Y PILARES), ESTAS RESERVAS QUEDAN REDUCIDAS A 16,000 TM.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 200M
    Overall length 182.88M
    Overall width 30M

Comments on the workings information

  • EL ANCHO EXPLOTADO ES DE 22 M. Y EL METODO QUE SE USA PARA LA EXPLOTACION ES EL DE CAMARAS Y PILARES. EL TRABAJO SE REALIZA MANUALMENTE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DR. BOSSE; INFORME TECNICO RECONOCIMIENTO Y EVALUACION PRELIMINAR DE MINERALES INDUSTRIALES, ROCAS Y TIERRAS EN LOS DEPARTAMENTOS DE LA LIBERTAD Y CAJAMARCA; VOLUMEN II. REPUBLICA FEDERAL DE ALEMANIA; 1989

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DEPOSITO EN SU MAYOR PARTE NO ES ACCESIBLE POR ESTAR CUBIERTO DE DERRUMBES DESPUES DE SU EXPLOTACION A CIELO ABIERTO. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Pantoja Moran, Francis Judith Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-1994 Rosa Gonzales Chavez Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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